Green

As consumers, it can be easy to overlook the effect that our purchases can have on the planet. While the idea of conscious consumerism can be a little intimidating, there are several small changes we can incorporate into our shopping habits that make a big difference. Being a conscious consumer is all about taking action and digging a little deeper …

If you read my last post you’ll know that this is the start of a series looking at the ‘why’ behind my blog, and behind taking action on climate change at all. I’ve titled this series The Picture: big and small because I want to provide both an overview (if only a brief one) as to the magnitude of climate …

This is the second post in my series, The Picture: big and small. In my first post I explored how land and oceans are integral to the survival of the earth (pretty obvious) and how they are threatened by climate change and pollution. I started big, and over the next few weeks I will be getting smaller, finally ending with …

Every year, over 26 million tonnes of plastic is dumped into our oceans. With technology and environmental issues both on the rise, it makes sense to use the advancement of one to repair the issues of the other. Here, I will discuss 5 companies which are tackling our environmental issues and the tools they have adopted for their purpose. Origin …

Valeria Hinojosa of Water Thru Skin is known for her transparent approach to blogging about a conscious lifestyle, sharing not just the heights of her career and travels, but also the low points, struggles, and the hard reality of building a freelance, socially responsible career. Valeria’s honesty is one of many things we love about Water Thru Skin – we also …

Skin Creamery, creates luxury natural and organic skin care products which incorporate fair-trade oils from the African continent. Based in South Africa, Skin Creamery was founded by Hannah Rubin 2014 while she was working in the beauty industry. Hannah was kind enough to share her insights with us and our audience of social entrepreneurs so that we might learn from her experience …

Little Difference was founded in 2016 in New Zealand, by Sophie Stevens – an artist and Geology graduate – and Pete Oswald – a professional skier. They create beautiful hand designed Greeting Cards, Art prints, Notebooks and Calendars all made from 100% recycled card and wrapped in 100% biodegradable cornstarch bags. For every single product sold, 1 Tree is planted in …

“We can read the unbroken record of the Earth’s atmosphere that extends back over the last 800,000 years. In all that time, the amount of CO2 in the air never rose above 300th’s of 1%. That is, until the turn of the 20th century. It’s been going up steadily and rapidly ever since.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime …

We have all been told directly or otherwise that climate change poses a great risk to us and the generations to come. Yet I’m still not convinced that it is something that is taken completely seriously. There have been a number of indications of its severity with both the rising global temperatures and the number of natural disasters, but that …

How did the idea for EcoAd come to you? In 2009, I was travelling from my home town, Bhopal to Pune, after my summer vacation. During that time, I was intrigued by the concept of entrepreneurship and the idea of creating something for people. I was travelling by train and I woke up in the morning and looked outside and saw …